Salary Range
$25,000 to $100,000+
Special and visual effects technicians are crafts persons who use technical skills to create effects, illusions, and computer-generated images for the entertainment industry. They work with a variety of materials and digital techniques to produce the fantastic visions and seemingly real illusions that add dimension to motion picture, theater production, television broadcast, and video game.
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor's DegreeCertification/License
RequiredOutlook
About as Fast as the AverageCreative
Hands On
Technical

Experienced Special and Visual Effects Technician

Entry-Level Special and Visual Effects Technician
- Actors
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